AlienWare: Hype or L337?

[B. Ward]

Yea, it's all a learning process, but you still have a solid machine don't get me wrong bro. I hope you enjoy it.

 

[Miraj]

Uggh. I just discovered that the Core 2 processor and LGA775 sockets will be supreceded sometime 2009 with a brand new one. So gay. :-/

 

[Roman Clone]

Uggh. I just discovered that the Core 2 processor and LGA775 sockets will be supreceded sometime 2009 with a brand new one. So gay. :-/

 

[Miraj]

Spoiler

May Allah reward Nvidia with much blessings.

 

[Ahiga]

Uggh. I just discovered that the Core 2 processor and LGA775 sockets will be supreceded sometime 2009 with a brand new one. So gay. :-/

What's a translation on that? Basically, the CPU and Mobo of today will be incompatable with any upgrades past late 2008 early 2009?

 

[Roman Clone]

I don't think they will completely forget 775, because there goes the CPU industries entire audience. The new socket will most likely be fore those who are enthusiasts who spends thousands.

 

[Ummagumma]

I don't think the will completely forget 775, because there goes the CPU industries entire audience. The new socket will most likely be fore those who are enthusiasts who spends thousands.

No, it's just the way of things. 771 is already the current socket of Enthusiasts and Professionals (for C2Extreme and single/dual Xeon). Before LGA775 it was 478, before that it was blah, blah, blah..
It seems they have reached a point in the development cycle where their planned core revision cannot be efficiently leveraged into the 775 socket so the march of progress continues. Normally it is the lure of the new core that draws consumers to it, while the stocks of older cores are rebranded as 'budget' and sold cheaper - sometimes with intentionally crippled cache to force a larger performance deficit with the latest technology. 775 has had a good long innings though.

 

[Roman Clone]

Uggghh... I hate being 13 in a tech forum. I'm always attacked.

 

[Ummagumma]

Sorry.. :S

13? Wow.... You're doing well!

 

[Roman Clone]

Meh. That's nothing compared to the time Simetrical attacked me with a whole essay on RAM and 64-bit OS's.

I'm used to it.